University Center for Undergraduate Advising

Transfer Students

CSULB welcomes transfer students from many kinds of institutions of higher education. Transfer students arrive from California Community Colleges, other California State Universities, the University of California campuses, private institutions, out-of-state colleges and universities, and colleges and universities from all over the world. Prospective transfer students who are in the process of applying or have applied to CSULB are invited to attend our "Welcome Workshops" held Monday through Thursday at 4 pm in the University Center for Undergraduate Advising. These workshops are held on a walk-in basis, no reservations are required. The workshops assist prospective and newly entered students in understanding how their transferred work will apply to their baccalaureate degree and also to assist in their transition to CSULB.

Three Certification Processes

The California Community College Certification Plan for Transfer to the CSU - The CSU recognizes the General Education (GE) courses taught in the California Community College (CCC) and a few other institutions as meeting CSULB particular GE objectives. For more information, search the CSU Mentor web site. Another certification process applies to students transferring from one CSU campus to another. Students who have completed all or partial lower division General Education (GE) requirements at another CSU will be recognized as certified for lower division requirements at CSULB. If CSU transfers have completed all or some upper division GE requirements at their respective campus, CSULB will honor these courses, as well.

Intersegmental GE Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) - The IGETC plan is a General Education (GE) program community college transfer students can use to fulfill lower-division GE requirements in either the CSU or UC system. Find more information at the CSU Mentor web site.

Analysis of Academic Progress Information

There are two evaluation forms that describe transfer work. There are students who may have been at CSULB for a long ago period or who may now be returning to CSULB and have a Summary of Transfer Credit.

Currently, students who entered CSULB in the past few years have an Analysis of Academic Progress. The Analysis of Academic Progress is also used as a graduation check and is considered, at graduation time, the "official" University document.

Students who need assistance with understanding the Analysis of Academic Progress should make an appointment with an advisor in the University Center for Undergraduate Advising.

Articulation of Courses

If a course is articulated it may be used "in lieu of" the University course for all programs. Nearly all departments at CSULB participate in developing articulation agreements.For further information on articulation, contact the CSULB articulation office at (562) 985-8221.

Different CSULB rules apply to transfer students depending on when and where the transfer(s) took place. In Fall 2003, a new CSULB policy that impacts transfer students was placed into affect. Specifically, transfer students must be admitted to a major. Students applying to majors that are not impacted will be admitted to the University if they meet all admission requirements. Students applying to impacted majors must file applications during the initial filing period (October 1 - November 30) and must meet all supplemental admission criteria for the designated major. Further, students who do not qualify for admissions to the preferred impacted major may be admitted to an alternate on the application, otherwise they will not be admitted to the University. Students who are admitted to non-impacted majors may, after entering the University, apply for a change to a given impacted major only once. There is no limit on requests to change to a major that is not impacted. CSULB strives to make the transfer process as clear and uncomplicated as possible. Please check the Transfer section of our FAQ for more information pertaining to the transfer process.

For assistance in determining CSULB admission requirements, including University application deadlines, contact University Outreach at (562) 985-5358.

Important referral sources for transfer students can be found at:

Admissions csumentor.edu
assist.org
csulb.edu
csulb.edu/depts/outreach
csulb.edu/depts/enrollment Unit conversion chart

Attention, Long Beach City College transfer students - For your benefit, new and updated LBCC Roadmaps are currently under construction. Please check back soon.